Articles about wearable

Littlebird takes flight: Startup ships its wearable kid tracker, now with Amazon and Walmart ties

Founder and CEO Monica Plath has spent the last two years overhauling Littlebird’s technical DNA and its premise around screen-free technology suitable for schools. Read More

Seattle startup unveils AI-powered enterprise smart glasses for roofers and electricians

The voice-activated glasses use AI to help workers capture photos or record video, perform inspections, and communicate safely while keeping their hands free. Read More

Covid-era whiz kid is back, and he brought a Friend — a wearable, always listening, $99 AI companion

A friend might have your back, or always be by your side. Avi Schiffmann’s Friend is around his neck. Schiffmann,… Read More

Amazon is reportedly building a wellness device that senses emotions in your voice

Amazon is reportedly working on a health and wellness device that is worn on the wrist and can read human… Read More

Bye bye, Band: Microsoft to end support for fitness wearable device and health dashboard

More than two years after taking its Band fitness tracker off the market, Microsoft is killing off the accompanying health… Read More

Teleporting holograms, a belt for fetal health, and more at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student contest

Bill Zhou wanted to be able to help his mom fix the WiFi router when she called. The only problem?… Read More

Team Saffron enters the home stretch in competition for Women’s Safety XPRIZE

Students representing the Global Innovation Exchange are nearing the finish line in a competition to create wearable sensors that can… Read More

Apple CEO touts record Apple Watch sales, says there is ‘huge growth potential’ for wearables

Apple didn’t reveal any sales data for the Apple Watch as part of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, but the tech… Read More

How wearable sensors knew this scientist was getting sick long before he did

Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder’s research into wearable biosensors has turned into a case study demonstrating the promise of predictive medicine –… Read More

It’s lit: Gemio targets millennials with the perfect party wearable

If it seems puzzling that a friendship bracelet with some high-tech bells and whistles raised over $15,000 on Kickstarter in… Read More

Review: Sensoria’s wearables provide a lot of data, but you may still need a real running coach

It’s now more than month and a half into the New Year, and many resolutions are starting to get left… Read More

Fitbit unveils new wearable with Fitbit Blaze, a $199 Apple Watch competitor; stock down 10%

LAS VEGAS — Fitbit today showed off its newest fitness tracker at the Consumer Electronics Show, unveiling a $199 fashion-focused smartwatch… Read More

Comfort at last: Microsoft nails my wish list with redesigned Microsoft Band fitness tracker

NEW YORK — The first Microsoft Band had so much promise, but made so many seemingly simple mistakes. A flat… Read More

Soccer and tech: How the Sounders separate noise from signal with wearable tracking data

While many soccer clubs now use wearable trackers to gain additional insight into player performance, the Seattle Sounders FC was largely… Read More

Obama administration partners with industry giants like Apple to launch wearables research lab in Calif.

The White House announced a new research consortium on Friday that will bring together 162 organizations — including companies like… Read More

IDC predicts 8.4 million smart clothing shipments in 2019

The wearable device market is forecasted to nearly triple this year, driven by sub-$100 activity trackers, according to a report… Read More

Wearable hype bubble: Why there are so many trackers and smartwatches hitting the market

LAS VEGAS — Walking on the massive show floor of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, you’d be hard-pressed not… Read More

This $99 wearable wristband uses speed-reading technology to help digest notifications faster

Mark Long thinks we take out our smartphones too many times per day, and now he’s come up with a… Read More

Microsoft Band Diary: SportsCenter, Starbucks and, yes, exercise

I was running errands this weekend when my wrist buzzed with a SportsCenter alert, telling me that the University of Washington… Read More

This new wearable fitness tracker is free — with a $12 yearly subscription

Do a Google search for “wearable fitness trackers” and you’ll find an endless list of wristbands that largely accomplish the… Read More

Pew Research: Why ‘Internet of Things’ and wearables will become mainstream by 2025

Wearable computing may not have caught on with mainstream users of technology quite yet, but a new study from Pew Research… Read More

Smartwatch Diary: The good, bad and ugly of wearing a Samsung Galaxy Gear for the past week

It’s been fun wearing Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch for the past week. Nearly everyone who sees it has some… Read More

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup,… Read More